| 12/19/2011 | U.S. citizens or dual citizens residing outside the U.S. may be able to get relief from penalties if they have not filed all their required U.S income tax returns or Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). |
| 12/15/2011 | The Supreme Court of Canada today released its unanimous decision in Copthorne Holdings Ltd. v. The Queen. |
| 12/6/2011 | Are you ready for a visit from the CRA in the new year? |
| 11/20/2011 | As another year draws to a close, many Canadians are looking for ways to improve their financial well-being. As a part of your personal financial plan, you should consider steps that could help you save on your 2011 personal income taxes. |
| 11/20/2011 | Even though 2011 is coming to an end, it’s not too late to take action to reduce taxes for yourself and your incorporated business this year. Many tax planning opportunities are still available before the year ends. |
| 11/13/2011 | If you have private company shares in your RRSP, you may be caught by new rules that have suddenly changed the landscape on allowing these shares in RRSPs. |
| 11/13/2011 | If you have private company shares in your RRSP, you may be caught by new rules that have suddenly changed the landscape on allowing these shares in RRSPs. |
| 11/2/2011 | If you’re an investment plan manager, administrator or investor, you will need to ensure you are complying with new GST/HST reporting requirements for 2011 and 2012 to avoid paying excess HST and penalties for non-compliance.
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| 10/24/2011 | Many corporations’ tax directors and pension plan administrators will soon be required to review their entities’ obligations and options under the new GST/HST pension plan rules. |
| 10/16/2011 | Savings from changes to R&D tax credit program to be invested in direct subsidies for small and medium-sized businesses |
| 10/6/2011 | Businesses that provide both GST-taxable and GST-exempt goods or services may be affected by a recent Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) decision if they have changed their allocation methods for purposes of claiming input tax credits. |
| 9/29/2011 | The Federal and Quebec governments announced today that the Quebec sales tax (QST) and the federal Goods and services tax (GST) will be harmonized as of January 1, 2013. |
| 9/22/2011 | Ontario's next general election will be held on October 6, 2011. The major political parties’ campaign platforms propose different types of changes to the tax system. |
| 9/19/2011 | Residential property developers in British Columbia should consider the impact that the change back to GST/PST will have on their businesses, particularly on pre-sales of developments that may not be completed until after 2012. |
| 9/14/2011 | Corporations that carry on business in partnership may have to comply with complex new rules designed to eliminate their ability to defer corporate tax. |
| 8/25/2011 | British Columbians recently voted in a tax referendum to return to the goods and sales tax (GST) and the provincial sales tax (PST), thus rejecting the harmonized sales tax (HST). |
| 8/23/2011 | Canadian multinationals may be able to clarify many tax issues affecting their foreign affiliates now that the Department of Finance has released long-awaited new foreign affiliate proposals. |
| 8/9/2011 | British Columbians recently voted in a tax referendum on whether British Columbia will keep the harmonized sales tax (HST) or return to the goods and services tax (GST) and the provincial sales tax (PST). |
| 8/8/2011 | The CRA’s 2010-2011 Mutual Agreement Procedure Program Report shows that interest in the program continues to be strong. |
| 7/12/2011 | As part of a major U.S. tax compliance initiative to ensure proper reporting of income from offshore accounts, U.S. citizens living in the United States or abroad will be required to disclose much more detailed information to the IRS. |
| 7/6/2011 | If you are involved in preparing interim period financial reports for corporations or other organizations, certain 2011 tax changes may need to be reflected in your interim period financial statements under IFRS and U.S. GAAP.
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| 6/5/2011 | The newly elected Conservative government today reintroduced the 2011 federal budget originally presented on March 22, 2011. |
| 5/24/2011 | British Columbia’s Finance Minister announced today that the province plans to reduce its harmonized sales tax rate to 10% (from 12%) in two stages to take effect July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2014. |
| 5/11/2011 | Certain large businesses and employers and many financial institutions (FIs) may be required to file one or two different annual GST/HST returns by June 30, 2011. |
| 4/24/2011 | Canada's next general election will be held on May 2, 2011. The major political parties’ campaign platforms propose quite different types of changes to the tax system. |
| 4/14/2011 | KPMG strongly endorses the government’s consultations on moving towards a more formalized system of loss transfers within corporate groups. |
| 4/13/2011 | Many Canadian companies, their employees and individuals who do business in the United States should know that the IRS has issued regulations on who must file a U.S. FBAR information report. |
| 4/12/2011 | Manitoba Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk tabled the province's 2011 budget update on April 12, 2011. |
| 4/5/2011 | Nova Scotia Finance Minister Graham Steele tabled the province's 2011 budget update on April 5, 2011.
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| 3/28/2011 | Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan tabled the province's 2011 budget update on March 29, 2011. |
| 3/23/2011 | Saskatchewan Finance Minister Ken Krawetz tabled the province's 2011 budget update on March 23, 2011. |
| 3/22/2011 | New Brunswick Finance Minister Blaine Higgs tabled the province's 2011 budget update on March 22, 2011. |
| 3/21/2011 | Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s federal budget tabled today forecasts a deficit of $40.5 billion for 2011, falling to $29.6 billion in 2012 and to $19.4 billion in 2013. The Minister essentially forecasts a balanced budget in 2015. |
| 3/16/2011 | Quebec Minister of Finance and Minister of Revenue, Raymond Bachand, tabled the Quebec provincial budget for 2011-2012 earlier today. |
| 2/23/2011 | February 24, 2011 - Alberta Finance Minister Lloyd Snelgrove tabled the province's 2011 budget update on February 24, 2011. |
| 2/21/2011 | February 22, 2011 - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is expected to deliver the Conservative government’s 2011 federal budget in March. (At the time of writing, no date has been announced.) |
| 2/14/2011 | February 15, 2011 - B.C. Finance Minister Colin Hansen tabled the province's 2011 budget update on February 15, 2011. |
| 2/7/2011 | Financial institutions need to take into account recent changes to the previously proposed rules for calculating the provincial component of the HST to be paid by financial institutions located in HST and non HST provinces. |
| 1/30/2011 | If you and your family have a high net worth, the CRA may select your business activities and investment interests for audit as part of a recent project targeting wealthy individuals. |
| 1/12/2011 | January 12, 2011 - If you are involved in preparing financial reports for corporations or other organizations, you may be required to reflect certain 2010 tax changes under Canadian and U.S. GAAP in your year-end financial statements. |
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